Martin Maldonado On The Bench Monday
12 months agoHouston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is on the bench to start Monday's game against Patrick Sandoval and the Los Angeles Angels. The veteran continues to be a quality defender and leader behind the plate but is struggling on the offensive side of the ball so far this season. The glove-first backstop is hitting just .171 with one home run and a .496 OPS across 87 trips to the plate while striking out in 27.6% of them. He's picked it up a little bit over his last five games as he's collected five hits with a double in that time but also went hitless in his previous eight contests. Yainer Diaz will catch and bat eighth against Sandoval Monday night in Los Angeles.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com